Radio Astronomy
An Apertif to the Next Radio Astronomy Entrée
[/caption]To aid in the digestion of a new era in radio astronomy, a new technique for improving the is unfolding…
New Technique Could Track Down Dark Energy
[/caption] From an NRAO press release: Dark energy is thescientists have given to what is causing the Universe…
Radio Observations Provide New Explanation for Hanny’s Voorwerp
[/caption] Is Hanny's Voorwerp the result of a "light echo" of a violent event that happened long ago or perhaps…
Scientist Explains New LOFAR Image of Quasar 3C196
[/caption] We received several questions about our article on the new high-resolution LOFAR (LOw Frequency Array) image of quasar 3C196,…
First High-Res, Low Frequency Radio Image from LOFAR Array
[/caption] Just eight of the eventual forty-four antenna stations for the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) were combined to produce the…
Supernova or GRB? Radio Observations Allow Astronomers to Find Unusual Object
[/caption] For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similar to a gamma-ray burst, but without…
Giant Magnetic Loop Stretches Between Two Stars
[/caption] Using a collection of radio telescopes, astronomers have found a giant magnetic loop stretched outward from one of the…
Time-Lapse Movie Shows Massive Stars Form Similarly to Smaller Stars
It has been difficult for astronomers to see how massive stars form, since these stars are rare, form quickly and…
ALMA Telescope Links Third Antenna
Well, they're 1/22 of the way there: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), planned to be one of the largest…
Exploring to the Beat of Pulsars
[/caption] An innovative project that provides high school students in Australia the opportunity to work with the famous Parkes radio…